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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
In the High Valley (1891)
Clover and her sister Elsie are married to two English brothers and living in Colorado now. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s):
Jessie McDermot
The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)
A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s):
Reginald Birch
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children (1892)
The story of a little girl who wanted it to be Christmas every day … and it was! Plus four other stories. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Dean Howells
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Clocks of Rondaine and Other Stories (1892)
Seven original fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
William Allen Rogers
Et al
Columbia’s Courtship (1892)
"A picture history of the United States in twelve emblematic designs in color with accompanying verses." This is a World's Columbian Exposition souvenir book.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Brownies at Home (1893)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
The Peterkin Papers (1893)
Author(s):
Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
The Brownies Around the World (1894)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Lullaby Land, Songs of Childhood (1894)
Author(s):
Eugene Field
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s):
Charles Robinson
Pudd’nhead Wilson a Tale (1894)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
James Mapes Dodge
Louis Loeb
Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894)
Tom, Huck and Jim embark on an airship and travel to North Africa. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
The Adventures of Captain Horn (1895)
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
None
The Brownies Through the Union (1895)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
“Captains Courageous” A Story of the Grand Banks (1895)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
John Lockwood Kipling
The Garden Behind the Moon (1895)
The Moon Angel invites David into a magical realm behind the moon where he must battle a giant. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
The Red True Story Book (1895)
A collection of true stories of adventure and heroism. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1895)
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Story of a Bad Boy (1895)
Author(s):
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s):
A. B. Frost
Tales of a Traveller (1895)
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Blue True Story Book (1896)
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Et al